The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-27

separation They rushed at each other as hus-
band and wife might naturally be expected TO,
they embraced affectionately, they heid passion,
ate discourseS for a quarter of an hour ana
then they reluctantly parted again, but neltner
in the greeting nor the goodbye was q KISS ex-
changed Mrs. Potter permitted a mug ana q
few careSSeS, but the lips of her supposed nus
band never touched her face. 1t was curious
to observe how quickly the audience, even to
the least Sophisticated, took note of the Lack OF
the reasonable action. Comment on that point
buzzed all over the house.
But kiss is not long felt want in sSeig-
fried" the Wagner opera sung this week before
expressly fashionable people at their maSnlh-
cent Metropolitan. Take out your watch and
see how long time forty two seconds make
Probably you can't hold your breath for that
space. Well. Brunehilde receives from Seig-
fried kiss forty-two seconds long by the watch
There is never any variation about it, either,
because the exact duration is fixed by the notes
of the music, and is not left to the professional
Judgment or personal preference of the singers
The opera presents story common to the Ger
man version of the Seigfried myth Directed
by the song of bird Seigfred cuts his way
through Wotan's spear, which bars ms way,
aseends to the rock on which Brunehilde lies IN
her magic sleep, penetrates the barrier OF fre
and kisses ner into consciousness. Doubtless
Wagner reasoned that good long kiss would
and bellies of New York society seem to regard
the dramatic incident with more than merely
artistic curiosity. They bring their glasses TO
bear upon it, and seemingly strive TO settle the
question whether the lips of Lilh Lehman ana
Alvary. the soprano and tenor concerned IN II.
actually do any kissing While certainly heid
closely together.
The Christmas card business is booming, as
usual at this time of the year. The cards come
in battalions from London, or platoons from
Boston, and are recruited by the million here in
New York. A great chrome man used to adver-
tise for designs, and pay 81, 900, $500 and $3.50
for first, second and third best. In that way he
secured q multitude for nominal price. One
of his triumphant competitors tells me that
SIT cost all the prize to get the prize" That
was when the manufacturer put all the cards on
exhibition and let visitors vote. The artist
bought admission tickets by the hundreds, and
got people to go to vote for his work, which, we
will say, has 999. no other indication being al
lowed But the faithless representatives Of 999
went in, took look. and neglected to VOTE
bunch of tickets intended to swell the chan ces
of 999 was found, and the manager saw that 999
led thus far, so generous had been the artist
who created that card. Then council OF war
was held, and the ticket that picture was
transferred to poor little card that had only
caught half a hundred votes for the mlserapie
little device, and thus the firm outwltted
the efforts of high art. This year the
cards are of the usual esthetic type
moony looking women, with the bulk OF their
clothes at home, and craning their necks IN
snow-storms looking for cheap ulsters. or bot
Ties of rheumatic liniment. Children say funny
things. A little mite heard the grown folks dls-
cussing the recent action OF Comstock In raldinS
an art gallery. Mamma remarked that her copy
of the Greek slave wasn't safe on the drawing
room table. No one dreamed that the four-year-
old Effie understood why, till she tumbied IN
with collection of old Christmas cards and IN
sisted that her mother should put them away to
keep them from that "Cornstock man.
'sNNhat would Mr.. Comstock want your cards
for, child?" asked papa.
f"ToS a. amt no toxins on EN- little ooys'
leds" said the intelligent child.
This is the season when a woman is not
ashamed to carry bundle. The holiday pur-
chases are so multitudinous that their delivery
is often delayed, and so the buyers in hurry
Just tackle to anything, even if it is a rocking
horse, and shoulder it home. A woman sat in
car last evening with a square box in her lap,
neatly papered and tied Suddenly sileIa 3
report like pistol, and timorous, dynamite
paeting passengers shrieked. The top CT the
box burst through the paper, and a hideous lit
tie old man, with pipe in his mouth. leaped up
full twenty inches, striking the lady full in the
nose as she bent over her Christmas purchase.
Zone of them things was left on the train the
other day" said the conductor to a passenger.
II suppose you have all sorts OF things leftF
asked
"How on earth do people come to lose their
teeth, wonders"
1--WE caught on to how it happens. They can't
eat with em. and so they takes EN- out, gets to
their station perhaps when they are munchlng
OIL an apple, maybe, and just flies and forgets
em."
Then he told of a party of country folks head
ing for Grants tomb. There was the old man,
who had been poor but had acquired a fortune
which his wife and daughter were spending In
pleasure. They were dressed TO death, ana hao
To that end a rafting big set OF false teeth had
been put into his mouth The wife and daughter
sat on one seat and pa sat behind. He had got
fol md in
his teeth and laid the whole upper set on the
window sill. Of a sudden, ma said: L wonder
what big building that is over there. Do you
know 'Siahl7
'Siah grabbed those teeth and clapped them
into his mouth to make reply: The Tribune
Office is bout as big bildin as they're got here,
but that's on the other end O. town Maybe 1t
Plymouth Church"
'.Sho, you fool-that's over in Brooklyn"
By this time the teeth wereout and hunk OF
apple was in.
II declare to my gracious. there's a woman on
that roof hanging out wash, the dead likeness
of Miss Barnsley-used to live next door-aint t
it her2" sung out ma pretty soon
.Sho'. you fool" said pa, putting his teeth in
with click, and pleased to get back at the old
girl: them Barnsleys is rich. Dc you 'spose
She does her washing now as she useterF
Silence again, and the teeth were carefully
laid the window.
Zone hundred and -twenty-ffth street," sang
out the conductor; ''change here for the cable
direct to Riverside Park and Grants tomb"
Up jumped the sightseeing country people,
and hurried off upon the platform. just as the
car started the old man rushed after the reced-
ing train shouting: ''Jest throw me off my
teeth. 1 left them on the window seat For
mercy sake! My teeth"
Dis1nay sat on the faces of the two women,
but pas wild appeal touched the soul of the last
carman and he jerked the cord. The train
stood still
'.Jump on and get your blamed teeth" said
he IAN keep em in your head another time"
CLARA BELLE.
PERFuNED DANGERS